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 LC    Papyrus Canary* Id (Atlas):
    Crithagra koliensis

Description (10)
Image of Papyrus Canary
 

Other Names (World)
Papyrus Canary, Van Someren's Canary

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1952)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. Also, arable land.

Range (Guide)
Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Central and south-western Uganda, south-western Kenya, eastern DRCongo, Rwanda, Burundi and north-western Tanzania.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

 
Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis) [XC811120]
     by Brendan Sloan from West Kolwa (near Kisumu), Kisumu Central, Kisumu County, Kenya (call, song)

 
Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis) [XC824745]
     by James Bradley from Kisumu Lake Victoria, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been treated as conspecific with Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis). Possibly conspecies with or forming a superspecies with Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis) - 10 files


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